Means for starting motor road-vehicles.



F R SIMMS MEANS FOR STARTING MOTOR ROAD VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1913 Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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P. R. SIMMS. MEANS FOR STARTING mo'roa ROAD VEHICLES;

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1913. 1,090,1 O9. Patented Mar. 10, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

startin UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK RICHARD SIMMS, OF LONDQN, ENGLAND.

MEANS FOR STARTING MOTOR ROADVEHI0LES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med my 14, 1913. Serial No. 772,914.

neto of which has two pairs of pole-pieces,

betweenone of which there rotates an armature for generating lighting current, and between the other'pair'of which there rotates an armature for generating ignition current.

Now, the object of my present invention,

is to provide means whereby this machine can be utilized as a motor for starting motor road vehicles, and to this end 'I employthat armature of the machine which is used for generating the lighting current as a motor, current bein supplied thereto from the usual accum ators and the rotation thereof being transmitted to the crank-shaft of the vehicle motor through the medium of suitable gearing. In the case where the lighting armature is driven directly from the ignition armature of the double armature magnetoelectric machine,- the transmission between the two armatures may be of the free-wheel =type,'so that the lighting armature can be driven from the accumulators as a motor for purposes as above described, without. afl ecting the ignition armature which remains inoperative until it is driven by the petrol motor in' the usual manner.

To enable my invention to be fully understood I' will describe it by reference tothe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a magneto-electric machine of the kind described in the specification of application Serial No. 679044, provided with the means for starting according to the present; inven- 'tion. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the connections between the magneto machine and the accumulators as hereinafter described. Fig.3 is a detail view' showin part of themagneto illustrated in Fig. 1 and same with the cam shaft and crank shaft of an engine. Fig. 4 is a detail .view showing the arrangement of the gearing and illustrating the free wheel clutch mechanism.

a represents the magneto magnets, 11 the ignitionarmatu're and c the lighting armature, the armature I) being keyedupon the spindle d, which is driven by an internal combustion engine in connection with-which the magneto-electric machine is fitted. The

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illustrating one method of connecting the armature c is mounted upon the spindle e and is driven from the spindle (I through the medium of the-toothed wheels d" and'e, the

wheel d being connected to the spindle (1 through the medium of a tree-wheel clutch. I

The spindle e of the lighting armature-o has mounted upon it the free-wheelsproc'ket wheel f which is in connection by means of a chain, with a sprocket-wheel upon the crank shaft of the engine or a shaftdri'ven' i thereby. v w

The lighting armature c is in electrical connection, as shown in Fig. 2, with a secondarybattery or set of accumulators g, the

circuit-containing the double poleswitch hf by means of which it can be broken. or. made as desired.

.JWith this constructio it will be obvious that whenthe internal combustion engine is running normally, the spindle d 'iS driven soas to rotate the armature b and through. the medium of the toothed gearing 'd, e, the armature 0, thus providing both current for the ignition of the explosive'charges in the engine and lighting current from the armw' ture c. When, however, itis desired to e'm-f ploy the magneto -machine as a Irieans- .f 0r starting the internal combustion engine then the circuit connectin the armatureo with the batter g is made y means of the double pole switch a is rotated so that the spindle e is revolved, the armature b, however, remainin' in'operative by reason of the free-wheel clutch connecting the spindle d and wheel 0!. The.

h, whereupon the-said'armature rotation of the spindle .-e revolves the sprocket-wheel the motion of whichiis transmitted to t e crank-shaft of 'the engine which is thus started. Assoon as the said crank-shaft is set in motion and the/engine started the spindle d of the ignition arma 'i-ur'e 'b' is also rotated whereupon the neces-f sary'cuirent for ignition sparking is -pr vided'. a

In Figs. 3 and 4; I have shown one ar-- -rangement for connecting the magneto hereinbefore described with the cam shaft and crank shaft of an explosion engine, the parts of'the'magneto being-letteredas in Fig. 1.-

nection between theshaft e and' the sprocket wheel f is shown,"the shaft e bein provided with a clntch" -h ub c provid with toothed 'peripheralportionscarrying clutch ballsc, the said hub and balls being free to rotate within the sprocket wheel fin one. direction fonly. A ortijon of the hub-e? is broken away" andj nstrated -in. -'se ction this figurel I havejsimilarly shown the free.

" wheel connection between'the' shaft d and the 'driving gear fd':'- in this figure, ..the. shaft d being prov ded withaclutch hub dishown partly broken awayto illustrate-the toothed portions thereof, and clutch :balls d are in -.terp sed between" the teeth .and the gear wheel 11. "These free wheel connections are well ,known and maybe offany usual For; preferred construction ltwill be senfrmn;

which never the spfocket .wheel f-throu h the-chainan' j sproc ct wheel n,- turning;t e crank shaft to start the engine. 'flfhefcrank shaft, will be connectedwith the cam shaft 11; or second.v motion shaftfofj 'thefengine in the'usual manner. .As the. armature c to rotate,

it will necessarily the gear wheel (1" in the directionoffthe "arrow yadjacent there'--. to, thus perrnittinfgithe wheel toberotate'd freely without operating the magneto armature b. As soon the en 'e shaft begins to 'rotate, the cam shaft a will rotate the shaft (2 of the armature I the direction of the arrow Figl i, thusrotating the clutch hub d an causing the balls to clutchit to the gear wheel d, thusdriving the gen and the armature a at.-. a higher"'2 ate. of

speed. -.T his causes the clutch hub eito ro-- tate wit h rese'ct to' thegsprocket. wheel f, tiieless remains connectedjw'ith thespi-ocket wheel 1%.

circuit of the armature b and 9 represents the distributer. These parts, however, are of well known construction and I. have therefore not particularly described or illustrated the same in detail. I

Claimsz combination .with ermanent magnets, of two pairs of poles oes' carried thereby, a generating armature provided with windings' specially adapted for the production of ignition current and located between one provided with windings specially adapted for the generation of ighting current. located between the othe pair of pole shoes, means for positivelydriving' both of said armatures simultaneousl from an engine thecrank shaft of'theengine, and means for connecting the .li' hting armature with an exterior source 0 maybe employed as a-motor for-v starting the engine; '2. In a me etc: electric machine, the combination with permanentimagnetg of pair of olshoes, an independent armature ts positivelyjdi'iving both '0: and

shaft, "constructed to. permit the armature to rotate independently of t e ignft l g-the shaft of thedightingarmature withf the crank shaft of the engine, .and means for supplying currentfrom an'exterindependently of the ignition armature to starhi the engine, and whereby the engine.

will

running bination with permanent magnets, G of; two pairs of pole shoes carried thereby, a generating armature provided with windings speciallyedapted for the production of ignition current-andlecated between one pair of pole shoes, an independent armature pro vid edjwith win the generation of 1' engine shaft, driving connections between the shaft 'ofsaid armature, constructed to In the accoinpanyin drawin ,pipre sents the contact brea er for't e primary germit the lighting armature toTotatein- 1. In :a magneto electric machine, the

pair of pole shoes, an independent armature nition armature, means for-ioperativelycon a magnetoielectric engine the com-' shaft, means connected with the shaft of the lighting armature for positively driving current, whereby it v .two pairs of pole shoes carried thereby,'a generating armature provided with wind" ings specially adapted for the production ofl ignitionilc'urrent and located between.one'.

vvpr y e witfig 1 spe i y ap d i 5 or the fg 'generation of; lighting current; 10- H gated-between the other pair of pole shoes ioo "nal source to-bsaid lighting-armature, where e by said lightingl armature-maybe actuated 1 1'10 positively drivenboth armatures when specially adapted for ting current located between the other pair of pole shoes, means f for driving the ignition armature from an;

ependently of the ignition armature, afiloperative connections between theshaft of the engine shaft ivithout operating the ignithe lighting armature and-the engine crank tion amnatui e, and whereby the eng'ne shaft shaft, constructed to permit therotation of may positively drive both of said aImatllIeS.

the crank shaft independently of said arma- V FREDERICK RICHARD SIMMS. ture, and means fer supplying current to the Witnesses: lighting armature from anext'ernal source, 7 FREDK. SAVAGE, whereby it may be used a a'motor testart D. Dmf aAN.

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